Vehicle fire causes major delays on I-90 in northwest suburbs
Flammable items such as fuel were in the trailer, prompting a hazmat response for the fire.
Flammable items such as fuel were in the trailer, prompting a hazmat response for the fire.
A pickup truck and trailer from a concrete company caught fire near the Barrington Road exit. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The high-speed crash happened about halfway between Roselle and Meacham roads on I-90.
Three people were also injured in the four-vehicle crash in Schaumburg. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The eastbound lanes of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway are blocked near the scene in Schaumburg.
The high-speed crash happened about halfway between Roselle and Meacham roads on I-90. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
The crash was under investigation Monday afternoon.
Illinois State Police said the bus and another vehicle collided just before 3 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Busse Road, near Elk Grove Village.
The car was partially submerged, and the woman was rescued. She was not injured.
A violent crash caused major traffic issues Thursday night in Schaumburg.
A severe traffic crash shut down the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Schaumburg late Sunday.
Snowy and icy roads were causing accidents around the Chicago area Monday evening, and prompted police in some areas to shut down streets.
Snowy conditions were blamed for an accident involving a Pace Bus on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Rosemont late Monday afternoon.
A driver was injured when a Jeep rolled over and plunged into a retention pond Tuesday morning on a Jane Addams Memorial Tollway ramp in northwest suburban Rosemont.
A 3-year-old boy was killed and three other people were injured in a crash Thursday morning on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near northwest suburban Huntley.
The underage limo driver involved in a crash that left one passenger dead and five others injured last year on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Hoffman Estates won't serve any jail time.
The crash, which involved a van and a tow truck, happened on westbound I-90 at mile post 63.5 about 12:53 a.m., according to a statement from Illinois State Police.
A Wisconsin limousine company has been ordered to shut down immediately, after a recent fatal accident in Illinois.
A construction worker was killed and three others were injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell as it was being removed from the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway bridge over Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines early Tuesday.
Tollway officials have recommended a 5 mph increase in the speed limit on portions of the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) and the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90).
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